France Stops its 6 Citizen traveling to Syria

French authorities have for the first time confiscated the passports of six nationals who were allegedly planning to travel to Syria and join ISIS, Interior Minister Bernarad Cazeneuve said the intelligence services believed the men wanted to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group which is involved in terrorism , The measure is part of new counter-terrorism laws adopted last November, Meanwhile, France has deployed an aircraft carrier off Bahrain to be used against Islamic State (IS) militants.

Planes from the Charles de Gaulle carrier will be used against IS positions in Iraq, a spokesman for Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.